Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution Author Schleip, Wulf D. Author O'Shea, Mark text ZooKeys 2010 66 29 80 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.683 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.683 1313-2970-66-29 Python natalensis A Smith, 1840 Synonyms: Python natalensis A Smith - Broadley 1999 Helionomus natalensis (A Smith) - Hoser 2004 (nomen nudum, also see remarks on Python ) Python natalensis A Smith - Henderson and Powell 2007 Distribution: Notes on the distribution of this species can be found in Alexander (2007) . Remarks: McDiarmid et al. (1999) refer to A. Smith 1833. According to Branch and Bauer (2005) , the name " Python Natalensis " already appeared in A. Smith (1833) as well as in A. Smith (1838) but without a description. The name appeared again in A. Smith (1840), but this time was accompanied by a plate. Gray (1842) also cites A. Smith (1840) as do Branch and Bauer (2005) . Elevated to specific rank by Broadley (1999) .